Wow.— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 15, 2018
Reasons Mueller would issue a subpoena rather than ask nicely:
-Mueller is not fooling around. Doesn't want to be nice.
-Subpoena carries the force of law.
-Sends message that if @realDonaldTrump fires him, it's because Trump is hiding something bad from the American people https://t.co/A6vKDOhy5o
Breaking: Significant for Mueller to subpoena Trump ORGANIZATION for first time. About Russia.— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) March 15, 2018
And he could have *requested* material — this is a more assertive approach. https://t.co/LApQRP9bXc